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Press Kits - The 2010 TD Canada Trust Women and Home Ownership Poll

The top answers from women in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan about what they liked best about home ownership
were:

Investing in their future, building equity and financial
security (59% vs. 44% nationally)

Being able to do what they want in terms of
decorating/renovating (48% vs. 34% nationally)

Having a place of their own and being a homeowner (44% vs. 34%
nationally)

Having a backyard or garden (41% vs. 32% nationally)

Women in Manitoba/Saskatchewan were most likely in the nation
to say this is what they liked best about home ownership

Not paying rent or paying other people (33% vs. 38%
nationally)

When asked what they liked least about home
ownership, women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan answered:

The cost of maintenance and repairs (56% vs. 40%
nationally)

Performing maintenance and repairs (41% vs. 37%
nationally)

More expenses and financial responsibilities (37% vs. 29%
nationally)

Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were most likely in the
country to say that problems with their neighbours, was the aspect
of home ownership that gave them the most headaches (30% vs. 18%
nationally)

The top three things women in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan wished they would have known more about when
purchasing their homes were:

The fees and costs associated with buying a property and
getting a mortgage (33% vs. 40% nationally)

The TD Canada Trust Women and Home Ownership Poll
surveyed women 18 years of age and older from across the country,
to explore home ownership behaviour among women. The survey was
conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion with English and French
speaking Canadians using the Angus Reid Forum. The sample size
includes 1,000 women who have purchased a home independently. The
answers from 361 women aged 20 to 45 were used to compare to the
2008 poll which surveyed this age group exclusively; 27 of these
respondents were from Manitoba and Saskatchewan.